H.R. 2465: Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the removal of the rental cap for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices.

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Overview

Introduced:

May 16, 2017

Status:

Introduced
on May 16, 2017

This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on May 16, 2017. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.

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Prognosis Details

This bill has a 1% chance of being enacted.

Factors considered:

The overall text of the bill does little to affect its chances of being enacted. Although this bill has a low chance of enactment, there is 1 provision within this bill that the provision-level textual analysis considers likely to be enacted. There are often multiple bills with the same legal provisions within them. The bill's primary sponsor is from the state/territory: WA. The bill is assigned to the House Energy and Commerce committee. There is 1 related bill in Congress. The bill's primary subject is Health.